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PRAKASH SINGH BADAL

Prakash Singh Badal is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Punjab and held this post since 2007. A member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) he has previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970-71, 1977-80 and from 2002 to 2007. He is currently the oldest Chief Minister in the country and has also been the youngest Chief Minister in 1970 when he took office for the first time. He was the President of SAD from 1995 to 2008 and was succeeded by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal. He is considered as the second most powerful Sikh Leader in the world after Manmohan Singh, Indias former Prime Minister. He also has a strong influence on Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee.Born on 8th December 1927 in Abul Khurana near Malout, Prakash Singh Badal blongs to Dhillon Jat clan and he completed his graduation from the Forman Christian College in Lahore, now in Pakistan. Prakash Singh Badal started his political career from ground level in 1947. He became the Sarpanh of Baadal village and later became the chairman of the Block Samiti Lambi. In 1957, he was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the first time as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He later left the party over differences with the Chief Minister of Punjab and then he joined SAD. He was defeated in the 1967 State Assembly elections but was re-elected in 1969 assembly election and joined the states SAD led government. He served as Minister for Community Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, dairying and fisheries. A year later he was named as the Chief Minister but his term lasted for only a year. He became the Leader of Opposition in 1972 and again in 1980 and 2002. He was re-elected to every legislative assembly in Punjab from 1969 until 2012 except in 1992 when SAD boycotted the state election. Badal was imprisoned from 1975-77 after the emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi government. In the 1977 Lok Sabha elections, he was elected for Lok Sabha and served as the union minister in Prime Minister Morarji Desais government and served as the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. However, his tenure was only for a brief period as his party SAD insisted him to return in state politics. He returned to state politics and began his second term as Chief Minister. Badal was arrested during the period of Sikh agitation for protesting against a plan to divert river water from Punjab to neighboring Haryana state. He was also arrested for tearing the pages from the Indian Constitution during a protest event, he later apologized for his actions. In 1985 state assembly elections, he won his seat and his party SAD dominated the elections. However, his fellow party member Surjit Singh Barnala was named as the Chief Minister. During the Central Government rule in Punjab from 1987-92 and during the SAD boycotting the 1992 state assembly elections, Badal maintained a low public profile. In 1996, he was elected as the party president and the following year SAD secured the majority in the elections and he was chosen as the Chief Minister for the third time. He served for full five year term for the first time but he left the office after the 2002 assembly elections when INC won the elections. In the 2007 state elections, SAD allied itself with BJP and won the majority seats to form the government. Badal was sworn in again as the Chief Minister and he served one more full term. In the 2012 elections, the two party remained allies and again secured the majority making him the first person to serve two consecutive terms as a Chief Minister of Punjab. In 2008, he stepped down as the partys president and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal succeeded him as the party president.In 1959, he married Surinder Kaur and the couple has two children, Sukhbir Singh Badal and Parneet Kaur. Surinder Kaur died in 2011 due to cancer after a long illness. In December 2011, he was bestowed by the title of Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum (jewel of the religion, pride of the community) by the Akal Takht. However, the award was retracted by the Sikh Panth in November 2015 after the allegations of Civil Rights Violation and failiure to recognize the oppression faced by the Sikhs of Punjab. In 2015, the Government of India awarded him Padma Vibhushan, Indias second highest civil award.

SAD's Prakash Singh Badal Heaps Praise on PM Modi For His Decisive Nature
IANS | March 30, 2019 9:32 PM IST
Badal said Modi has brought a major change in the country and prayed to God that Modi should return
SAD's Prakash Singh Badal Heaps Praise on PM Modi For His Decisive Nature
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Govt-owned ambulances not to carry CM's photo in Punjab
PTI Feeds | September 25, 2017 6:39 PM IST
Badal said Modi has brought a major change in the country and prayed to God that Modi should return
Govt-owned ambulances not to carry CM's photo in Punjab
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2017-09-25T07:39:38+00:00
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BJP Parliamentary Board Likely to Decide Vice-Presidential Nominee Today
Ravi Kaushal | July 9, 2017 9:22 AM IST
Among the contenders, the names of Sushma Swaraj, Veteran leader Kalraj Mishra, former Punjab Chief
BJP Parliamentary Board Likely to Decide Vice-Presidential Nominee Today
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2017-07-08T22:22:11+00:00
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Rajouri Garden bypoll: Sanitation, water woes and Gurudwara politics at play in this triangular fight
Ravi Kaushal | April 6, 2017 9:05 AM IST
The Rajouri Garden Assembly bypoll is scheduled on April 9. The electoral battle has turned
Rajouri Garden bypoll: Sanitation, water woes and Gurudwara politics at play in this triangular fight
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2017-04-05T22:05:31+00:00
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MCD Polls 2017: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to address four rallies for Congress
Ravi Kaushal | March 22, 2017 3:01 AM IST
The reasons for roping in Amarinder Singh could be attributed to the fact that he successfully
MCD Polls 2017: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to address four rallies for Congress
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Cong storms to power in Punjab, Capt Amarinder set to be CM
PTI Feeds | March 11, 2017 8:56 PM IST
The reasons for roping in Amarinder Singh could be attributed to the fact that he successfully
Cong storms to power in Punjab, Capt Amarinder set to be CM
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2017-03-11T09:56:22+00:00
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Voting in both states concluded peacefully; Punjab saw 70 per cent tentative voting, Goa witnessed 83 per cent record voter turnout: Election Commission
Zeeshan Shaikh | February 4, 2017 7:57 PM IST
The voting in Punjab and Goa for assembly elections concluded in one phase the counting will now
Voting in both states concluded peacefully; Punjab saw 70 per cent tentative voting, Goa witnessed 83 per cen
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2017-02-04T08:57:09+00:00
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Assembly Elections: Voting begins in Goa and Punjab amidst tight Security
Ravi Kaushal | February 4, 2017 6:58 AM IST
Election Commission has also ordered local police to ensure that elections remain a free and fair
Assembly Elections: Voting begins in Goa and Punjab amidst tight Security
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2017-02-03T19:58:43+00:00
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Arvind Kejriwal challenges Prakash Singh Badal over graft charges
Ravi Kaushal | January 29, 2017 6:40 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal said, that both candidates have announced these assembly elections as their last
Arvind Kejriwal challenges Prakash Singh Badal over graft charges
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2017-01-29T07:40:27+00:00
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Navjot Singh Sidhu in trouble: Punjab police registers case of outraging sentiments of Sikh community against him
Ravi Kaushal | January 27, 2017 9:00 PM IST
Outraging the sentiments of a community is considered hate speech under section 295 (A) of Indian
Navjot Singh Sidhu in trouble: Punjab police registers case of outraging sentiments of Sikh community against
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2017-01-27T10:00:34+00:00
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Narendra Modi to visit Patna today to attend 350th 'Prakash Parv'
Uddipta Das | January 5, 2017 9:13 AM IST
Devotees from across the world have arrived at Patna for the event and security has been kept alert
Narendra Modi to visit Patna today to attend 350th 'Prakash Parv'
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2017-01-04T22:13:55+00:00
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Akali-Congress bitter-sweet memories: Sukhbir Singh Badal recalls touching feet of Capt Amarinder Singh even in jail
Shubhang Chauhan | December 3, 2016 12:31 PM IST
Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal and son Sukhbir Singh Badal were sent to jail .
Akali-Congress bitter-sweet memories: Sukhbir Singh Badal recalls touching feet of Capt Amarinder Singh even
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2016-12-03T01:31:47+00:00
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Navjot Singh Sidhu is an opportunist: Parkash Singh Badal
Press Trust of India | November 23, 2016 6:11 PM IST
Describing the resignation by Amarinder Singh from Lok Sabha a "mere political stunt", the Chief
Navjot Singh Sidhu is an opportunist: Parkash Singh Badal
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2016-11-23T07:11:12+00:00
2016-11-23T07:11:12+00:00
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BJP MLA demands President's Rule in Punjab
Press Trust of India | March 17, 2016 7:19 PM IST
A BJP MLA in Haryana today demanded that President's Rule be imposed in Punajb, saying its Assembly
BJP MLA demands President's Rule in Punjab
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2016-03-17T08:19:11+00:00
2016-03-17T08:19:11+00:00
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Parkash Singh Badal shifted out of ICU
Press Trust of India | January 27, 2016 1:12 AM IST
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, admitted to a hospital here following chest congestion
Parkash Singh Badal shifted out of ICU
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2016-01-26T14:12:37+00:00
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PM Narendra Modi meets Parkash Singh Badal in hospital, enquires about his health
Press Trust of India | January 25, 2016 1:46 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, admitted to a
PM Narendra Modi meets Parkash Singh Badal in hospital, enquires about his health
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2016-01-24T14:46:17+00:00
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Prakash Singh Badal tells IMA to form panel for improving healthcare system
Press Trust of India | January 17, 2016 1:56 PM IST
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and
Prakash Singh Badal tells IMA to form panel for improving healthcare system
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2016-01-17T02:56:41+00:00
2016-01-17T02:56:41+00:00
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Fund-crunched Punjab government on selling, mortgaging spree
Indo-Asian News Service | December 13, 2015 11:55 PM IST
Inmates of a mental hospital in Amritsar or of an old-age shelter home for widows may not have much
Fund-crunched Punjab government on selling, mortgaging spree
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2015-12-13T12:55:51+00:00
2015-12-13T12:55:51+00:00
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Punjab: SAD leader bus kills minor; police opens fire on protesters
ANI | December 13, 2015 8:01 PM IST
The bus is owned by SAD’s Gidderbaha constituency in charge-cum-chairman, District Planning
Punjab: SAD leader bus kills minor; police opens fire on protesters
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2015-12-13T09:01:03+00:00
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Ready to make any sacrifice for peace, amity in Punjab: Prakash Singh Badal
Press Trust of India | December 1, 2015 10:42 PM IST
Noting that he was "shocked and deeply hurt" by recent incidents of sacrilege, Chief Minister
Ready to make any sacrifice for peace, amity in Punjab: Prakash Singh Badal
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2015-12-01T11:42:23+00:00
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